NVIDIA GeForce 930M

The NVIDIA GeForce 930M (sometimes also called Nvidia GeForce GT 930M) is a (lower) mid-range, DirectX 11-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in March 2015. It is based on the last years GeForce 840M. In addition to the "normal" 25 Watt 930M, there is also a low power variant with a TDP of 12 Watt and support for DDR3 and GDDR5. The DDR3 variant should be approximately 10% slower than the 25 Watt version. The performance of the GDDR5 version is still unknown. The shader count for these low power 930M are also unknown. As the LP version is clocked only at 457 MHz + Boost it may feature more shaders (or a high Boost).

Update: The N16S-LP variant (5-12 Watt TDP, Low Power version?) will be available with GDDR5 starting in the first quarter of 2016. Later in 2016, the successor named GeForce 930MX was released that was available with GDDR5.

Architecture

Compared to Kepler, Maxwell has been optimized in several details to increase power efficiency. Smaller Streaming Multiprocessors (SMM) with only 128 ALUs (Kepler: 192) and an optimized scheduler should lead to better utilization of the shaders. Nvidia promises that a Maxwell SMM with 128 ALUs can offer 90 percent of the performance of a Kepler SMX with 192 ALUs. The 930M should feature the full GM108 with 3 SMMs (384 shader cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs due to the 64-bit interface).

Another optimization is the massively enlarged L2 cache. The larger size can process some of the memory traffic to allow for a relatively narrow memory interface without significantly reducing performance.

Similar to GM107, the GM108 supports DirectX 12 with Feature Level 11_0 only.

Performance

The performance should be a bit below an average GeForce 840M due to the slower core clock. This means that demanding games like Evolve are only playable in lowest settings. Less demanding games like F1 2014 or Fifa 15 on the other hand should run in highest settings. See gaming benchmarks below for more details.

Features

GM108 integrates the sixth generation of the PureVideo HD video engine (VP6), offering a better decoding performance for H.264 and MPEG-2 videos. Of course, VP6 supports all features of previous generations (4K support, PIP, video encoding via NVENC API). Unfortunately, HDMI 2.0 is still not supported.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce 930M should be about 33 Watts or less. Therefore, the 930M is best suited for laptops 13 inches in size or larger. The 900M series also supports Optimus to automatically switch between an integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU.

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

GeForce 900M Series

GeForce 945M (compare)	512 @ 928 - 1045 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5) (compare)	384 @ 954 - 993 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 5012 MHz
GeForce 940MX (compare)	384 @ 1122 - 1242 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce 940M (compare)	384 @ 1072 - 1176 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930MX (compare)	384 @ 952 - 1020 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930M	384 @ 928 - 941 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920MX (compare)	256 @ 965 - 993 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920M (compare)	384 @ 954 MHz	64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 910M (compare)	384 @ 641 MHz	64 Bit @ 2000 MHz

Codename

N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP

Architecture

Maxwell

Pipelines

384 - unified

Core Speed

928 - 941 (Boost) MHz

Memory Speed

1800 MHz

Memory Bus Width

64 Bit

Memory Type

DDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

2048 MB

Shared Memory

DirectX

DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0

technology

28 nm

Features

GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience, GameWorks

Date of Announcement

12.03.2015

Link to Manufacturer Page

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook...

Benchmarks

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720

min: 5685 avg: 6270.8 median: 6071 (12%) max: 7808 Points

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 8148 avg: 8373.3 median: 8309 (5%) max: 8684 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080

min: 1267 avg: 1299.8 median: 1290.5 (5%) max: 1369 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080

min: 1435 avg: 1469.7 median: 1460.5 (4%) max: 1527 Points

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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 40616 avg: 59247.5 median: 56647 (8%) max: 80544 Points

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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720

min: 2131 avg: 2250.9 median: 2247 (7%) max: 2456 points

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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720

min: 2057 avg: 2144.7 median: 2153 (4%) max: 2271 points

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M -7%

AMD Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics -7%

AMD Radeon R7 M360 -6%

AMD Radeon HD 7750M -3%

NVIDIA Quadro 4000M -2%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M -2%

AMD Radeon HD 7770M -2%

AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics -1%

AMD Radeon R7 M460 0%

NVIDIA GeForce 930M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M 2%

AMD Radeon HD 8790M 2%

Intel Iris Graphics 540 2%

AMD Radeon R6 M255DX 2%

AMD Radeon R7 M445 3%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M 3%

NVIDIA GeForce 930MX 3%

AMD FirePro W4190M 4%

AMD Radeon R7 M440 5%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) 1891%

100%

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +

P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +

3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +

Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024

27.3 fps (12%)

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SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +

Tcvis 1920x1080 +

SolidWorks 1920x1080 +

Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +

Maya 1920x1080 +

Lightwave 1920x1080 +

Ensight 1920x1080 +

Catia 1920x1080 +

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +

Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +

Ref. Match 64Bit +

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +

T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +

GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen

60.5 fps (11%)

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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen

59.2 fps (16%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only

372 Samples/s (7%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only

694 Samples/s (7%)

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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600

1454 Points (7%)

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Far Cry 5

2018

21 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

X-Plane 11.11

2018

36.4 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

2018

21.6 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

2018

15.7 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Fortnite

2018

56.8 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Star Wars Battlefront 2

2017

42.7 fps + Compare

13.1 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Need for Speed Payback

2017

26.3 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Call of Duty WWII

2017

52.2 fps + Compare

33.5 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Assassin´s Creed Origins

2017

21 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

ELEX

2017

25.2 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

The Evil Within 2

2017

14.9 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

2017

28 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

FIFA 18

2017

94.7 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Additional Benchmarks

Medium Preset 1366x768

78.3

Ark Survival Evolved

2017

24.4 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Additional Benchmarks

Medium Preset (100 % Resolution Scale) 1366x768

10.5

F1 2017

2017

39 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Additional Benchmarks

Medium Preset 4xAF 1366x768

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)

2017

34.5 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Asus Asuspro Essential P751JF-T2007G	4210M	4096 MB	928 - 941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 345.05	5685
HP Envy 15-w000ng x360	5200U	4096 MB	928-941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 347.26	5790
Toshiba Satellite L50-C-275	6200U	8192 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 361.75 (10.18.13.6175)	6065
HP Envy 15-w103ng x360	6200U	12288 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 358.91 (10.18.13.5891)	6077
Toshiba Satellite P50-C-10G	5500U	8192 MB	930 / 900 MHz	2048MB 9.18.13.4752 WHQL (ForceWare 347.52)	6200
Asus P2710JF	4712MQ	16384 MB	928 / 900 MHz	2048MB ForceWare 359.46	7808

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Toshiba Satellite P50-C-10G	5500U	8192 MB	930 / 900 MHz	2048MB 9.18.13.4752 WHQL (ForceWare 347.52)	8148
HP Envy 15-w103ng x360	6200U	12288 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 358.91 (10.18.13.5891)	8252
HP Envy 15-w000ng x360	5200U	4096 MB	928-941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 347.26	8294
Toshiba Satellite L50-C-275	6200U	8192 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 361.75 (10.18.13.6175)	8324
Asus Asuspro Essential P751JF-T2007G	4210M	4096 MB	928 - 941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 345.05	8538
Asus P2710JF	4712MQ	16384 MB	928 / 900 MHz	2048MB ForceWare 359.46	8684

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Asus Asuspro Essential P751JF-T2007G	4210M	4096 MB	928 - 941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 345.05	1267
HP Envy 15-w000ng x360	5200U	4096 MB	928-941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 347.26	1268
Toshiba Satellite P50-C-10G	5500U	8192 MB	930 / 900 MHz	2048MB 9.18.13.4752 WHQL (ForceWare 347.52)	1287
HP Envy 15-w103ng x360	6200U	12288 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 358.91 (10.18.13.5891)	1294
Toshiba Satellite L50-C-275	6200U	8192 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 361.75 (10.18.13.6175)	1314
Asus P2710JF	4712MQ	16384 MB	928 / 900 MHz	2048MB ForceWare 359.46	1369

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Asus Asuspro Essential P751JF-T2007G	4210M	4096 MB	928 - 941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 345.05	1435
HP Envy 15-w000ng x360	5200U	4096 MB	928-941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 347.26	1438
Toshiba Satellite P50-C-10G	5500U	8192 MB	930 / 900 MHz	2048MB 9.18.13.4752 WHQL (ForceWare 347.52)	1446
HP Envy 15-w103ng x360	6200U	12288 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 358.91 (10.18.13.5891)	1475
Toshiba Satellite L50-C-275	6200U	8192 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 361.75 (10.18.13.6175)	1497
Asus P2710JF	4712MQ	16384 MB	928 / 900 MHz	2048MB ForceWare 359.46	1527

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Toshiba Satellite P50-C-10G	5500U	8192 MB	930 / 900 MHz	2048MB 9.18.13.4752 WHQL (ForceWare 347.52)	40616
Toshiba Satellite L50-C-275	6200U	8192 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 361.75 (10.18.13.6175)	50023
HP Envy 15-w103ng x360	6200U	12288 MB	928-941 / 900 MHz	2048MB DDR3, 64-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 358.91 (10.18.13.5891)	54016
HP Envy 15-w000ng x360	5200U	4096 MB	928-941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 347.26	59278
Asus Asuspro Essential P751JF-T2007G	4210M	4096 MB	928 - 941 / 1800 MHz	2048MB DDR3 ForceWare 345.05	71008
Asus P2710JF	4712MQ	16384 MB	928 / 900 MHz	2048MB ForceWare 359.46	80544